President Obama’s numbers plunge in New York

President Barack Obama’s approval rating in New York fell precipitously in the past month, according to a poll released Monday, and three-fifths of the state’s registered voters now believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.

And even in one of the country’s bluest states, 60 percent of voters believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Only 32 percent believe it’s headed in the right direction. In February, 46 percent believed the United States was on the right track, and 49 percent thought it was heading in the wrong direction.

Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s numbers dipped slightly over the past month. While the Democrat’s approval rating remains even higher than Obama’s at 64 percent, that is the lowest level of approval Siena has recorded during Cuomo’s tenure in Albany. Only 30 percent of voters disapprove of Cuomo’s performance. A month before, Cuomo’s approval rating was 67 percent, with 29 percent disapproving.

The poll of 803 registered voters was conducted from March 3 to March 7. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.